The issue was sufficiently potent in 1935 to spark secession from the American Federation of Labor of its industrial union members.

That breach was healed 20 years later by merger of the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations.

* 1838 – Nicaragua declares independence from the Central American Federation.

* 1936 – The United Auto Workers ( UAW ) gains autonomy from the American Federation of Labor.

In USA in July 1943, as a result of the American Federation of Musicians boycott of US recording studios, the a cappella vocal group The Song Spinners had a best-seller with " Comin ' In On A Wing And A Prayer ".

* Federation of American Scientists page

For example, the rules of tournament bridge are governed by the World Bridge Federation, and by local bodies in various countries such as the American Contract Bridge League in the U. S., and the English Bridge Union in England.

Membership in International Organizations: The major organizations in which Colombia is a member include: the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean, Andean Pact, Caribbean Development Bank, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Group of 3, Group of 11, Group of 24, Group of 77, Inter-American Development Bank, International Atomic Energy Agency, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Chamber of Commerce, International Civil Aviation Organization, International Criminal Police Organization, International Development Association, International Finance Corporation, International Fund for Agricultural Development, International Labour Organization, International Maritime Organization, International Maritime Satellite Organization, International Monetary Fund ( IMF ), International Olympic Committee, International Organization for Migration, International Organization for Standardization, International Telecommunication Union, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization, International Trade Union Confederation, Latin American Economic System, Latin American Integration Association, Latin Union, Non-Aligned Movement, Organization of American States ( OAS ), Permanent Court of Arbitration, Rio Group, United Nations ( UN ), UN Conference on Trade and Development, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UN Industrial Development Organization, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, Universal Postal Union, World Confederation of Labour, World Federation of Trade Unions, World Health Organization, World Intellectual Property Organization, World Meteorological Organization, World Tourism Organization, and World Trade Organization.

* Camp David from the Federation of American Scientists

* An introduction to cruise missilesFrom the website of the Federation of American Scientists ( FAS )

The largest cheddar ever produced was created in Oregon by the Federation of American Cheese-makers in 1989.

* Sandra Feldman ( B. A 1960 ), President, American Federation of Teachers

William Green, head of the American Federation of Labor, was taken to the first camp to demonstrate that there would be no job training involved beyond simple manual labor.

* 1955 – The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merge and form the AFL-CIO.

* Harry Goode Memorial Award, American Federation of Information Processing Societies ( 1989 )

Soon, social and economic differences between Honduras and its regional neighbors exacerbated harsh partisan strife among Central American leaders and brought the collapse of the Federation from 1838 to 1839.

Honduras broke away from the Central American Federation in October 1838 and became independent and sovereign state.

The CTH, the nation's largest trade confederation, was formed in 1964 by the nation's largest peasant organization, the National Association of Honduran Peasants ( Asociación Nacional de Campesinos de Honduras — Anach ), and by Honduran unions affiliated with the Inter-American Regional Organization of Workers ( Organización Regional Interamericana de Trabajadores — ORIT ), a hemispheric labor organization with close ties to the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations ( AFL-CIO ).

The federation had external ties with the World Federation of Trade Unions ( WFTU ), the Permanent Congress for Latin American Workers Trade Union Unity ( Congreso Permanente de Unidad Sindical de Trabajadores de América Latina — CPUSTAL ), and the Central American Committee of Trade Union Unity ( Comité de Unidad Sindical de Centroamérica — CUSCA ).

He developed a " mutualist " theory of unions and as such was active within the Knights of Labor and later promoted anti-political strategies in the American Federation of Labor.

And in December 1918, the American Federation of Labor ( AFL ) issued its own distinctively apolitical report, which called for the achievement of numerous incremental improvements via the collective bargaining process.

In 1977 they upgraded and extended their Artist range and introduced a number of other top quality original designs made to match or surpass famous American brands ; the Performer and short-lived Concert ranges which competed with the Les Paul ; through neck Musicians ; Studios in fixed and through neck construction ; the radically shaped Iceman and the Roadster which morphed into the Roadstar range, precursor to the popular superstrat era in the mid-1980s.

* Appiah, Kwame Anthony and Gates, david turner Arts and Letters: An A-to-Z Reference of Writers, Musicians, and Artists of the African American Experience.

* American Federation of Musicians

The group was hired for a gig in December 1920, but a complaint was lodged with the American Federation of Musicians, Local 67, that the boys did not have union cards.

* American Federation of Musicians

Musicians of note in this genre include Collegium Vocale Köln ( who first began using this technique in 1968 ), Michael Vetter, David Hykes, Jim Cole, Ry Cooder, Paul Pena ( mixing the traditional Tuvan style with that of American Blues ), Steve Sklar and Kiva ( specializing in jazz / world beat genres and composing for overtone choirs ).

* American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada ( AFM ).

James Petrillo became president of the American Federation of Musicians, a position he held for 18 years.

Musicians such as June ( born in Japan ) and Dan ( third generation American born, of Hiroshima fame ), and Sadao Watanabe have a large fan base outside their native country.

Following a settlement of a recording ban imposed by the American Federation of Musicians, the Orchestra switched to Columbia Records in 1944, recording some of the dances from Borodin's Prince Igor.

* James Petrillo, leader of the American Federation of Musicians, orders a ban on musicians recording new material.

Vaughan was hired as a pianist, reputedly so Hines could hire her under the jurisdiction of the musicians ' union ( American Federation of Musicians ) rather than the singers union ( American Guild of Variety Artists ), but after Cliff Smalls joined the band as a trombonist and pianist, Sarah's duties became limited exclusively to singing.

The American Federation of Musicians is the largest American labor union for professional musicians.

* American Federation of Musicians

On July 2, 2010, the Smithsonian Institute Museum of the Native American opened the exhibit " Up Where We Belong-Native Musicians in Popular Culture ", in which Wray is one of 12 artists presented.

From 1942 to 1944, RCA Victor was seriously impacted by the American Federation of Musicians recording ban.

* John " coz " Acosta, member of band Forest for the Trees, vice-president American Federation of Musicians born South Bronx

In 1942, a strike by the American Federation of Musicians prevented Jones from making commercial recordings for over two years.

The American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada ( AFM / AFofM ) is a labor union of professional musicians in the United States and Canada.

In deference to the differing laws and cultural attributes of each country, in the US it is referred to as the American Federation of Musicians ( AFM ) and in Canada as the Canadian Federation of Musicians / Fédéracion canadienne des musicienes ( CFM / FCM ).